The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 1996

Regulation 10

SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 1A TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS ADDED BY THESE REGULATIONS

Regulation 7(6A)

“SCHEDULE 1A PERIODS OF VALIDITY OF NOTICES OF ENTITLEMENT

(1)	(2)
Description of claimant or his partner and period in which claim made	Period of effectiveness of notice of entitlement
NOTE: For the purposes of this Schedule– “employed earner” and “self-employed earner” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(1) of the Social Security (Contributions and Benefits) Act 1992(3); “period of study” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 61 of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(4); “remunerative work” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 5(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(5).”
1.   A person whose entitlement to income support is less than 10p.	6 months from the date on which income support would have been payable if any had been payable.
2.   A person in receipt of disability working allowance whose capital does not exceed £8,000.	The period starting on the date of claim and ending on the expiry of the award of disability working allowance.
3.   A person who is not, and does not have a partner who is, engaged in remunerative work and who– (a) is aged 60 or over; or (b) is entitled to a disability premium determined in accordance with paragraphs 11 and 12 of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(1).
12 months from the date of claim.
4.   A person who is not, and does not have a partner who is, engaged in remunerative work as an employed earner and who is engaged in remunerative work as a self-employed earner who has earnings as a self-employed earner calculated in accordance with the provisions of regulation 30(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(2)as modified for the purposes of these Regulations in Table A of Part I of Schedule 1.	13 months from the date of claim.
5.   A student who is, or whose partner is, engaged in remunerative work, and the claim is made during a period of study falling within the final or only year of that student’s course.	The period starting on the date of claim and ending– (a) 6 months after that date; or (b) on the last day of the course of study, whichever is the earlier.
6.   A student who is not, and whose partner is not, engaged in remunerative work and the claim is made during a period of study falling within the final or only year of that student’s course.	The period starting on the date of claim and ending on the last day of the course.
7.   A student who is not, and whose partner is not, engaged in remunerative work, and the claim is made during a period of study falling outside the final or only year of that student’s course.	The period starting on the date of claim and ending– (a) 1 month later than the first day of the next period of study; or (b) 6 months after that date, whichever is the later.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1967; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663, 1988/2022, 1989/1678, 1991/2742, 1994/2139, 1995/482, 516 and 2303.

(2)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1993/2119.

(3)

1992 c. 14.

(4)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/2022, 1990/1549, S.I. 1991/1559, 1992/468 and 2155, 1993/2119 and 1995/1742.

(5)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663, 1445 and 2022, 1989/1323, 1990/547, 1991/1559, 1992/468, 1993/2119 and 1995/516.